Which of the following statements is true of mental health care in the United States today?
A) At least 75% of the homeless population has a severe and persistent mental illness.
B) Managed care has effectively reduced the cost of mental health treatment by one third.
C) Only 25% of people needing mental health services are receiving those services.
D) One fourth of people who are incarcerated have a major mental illness.
C) Only 25% of people needing mental health services are receiving those services.
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A) "It is not uncommon for seizure activity to occur after head trauma." B) "Only a portion of your brain has been irritated." C) "Generalized seizures are much worse and involve the entire brain." D) "Electrical impulses become confused and chaotic resulting in a seizure."
The nurse would assess a female client with second-stage syphilis for
a. local lymphadenopathy. b. maculopapular, nonpruritic rash on the palms and soles of the feet. c. presence of a chancre. d. yellow, mucopurulent vaginal discharge.
Mrs. Dunn has cared for her husband with Alzheimer's disease for 2 years. She comes to a local health center because she is feeling "worn out and stressed." What might be an appropriate nursing diagnosis for Mrs. Dunn?
A) Dysfunctional Family Processes C) Risk for Caregiver Burden B) Health-Seeking Behaviors D) Risk for Anxiety
The phenomenon that occurs upon taking additional doses of acetaminophen for pain when a 100 percent response has been attained is called the ________.
A. Purkinje effect B. ceiling effect C. placebo effect D. first-pass effect